Pakundia Upazila

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Coordinates: 24.3333° N 90.6833° E

Pakundia Upazila

Pakundia
Division_name
 - District
Dhaka Division
 - Kishoreganj District
Coordinates 24.3333° N 90.6833° E
Area 180.52 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
210355
 - 1165/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Pakundia

Pakundia (Bengali: পাকুনদিয়া) is an Upazila of Kishoreganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Pakundia is located at 24.3333° N 90.6833° E . It has 39,924 households and total area 180.52 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census[1], Pakundia has a population of 210,355. Males are 51.26% of the population, and females 48.74%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 103,661. Pakundia has an average literacy rate of 40.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 42.4% literate. [2]

[edit] Administrative

Pakundia has 10 Unions/Wards, 97 Mauzas/Mahallas and 170 villages.

[edit] References

  1. ^ GR Error
  2. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.


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